Palettes / Colors / #FFEEAD

#FFEEAD — Pale Vivid Yellow

#FFEEAD is a yellow color we call Pale Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Moccasin (#FFE4B5). It belongs to the yellow family.

#FFEEAD is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #ADBEFF; it also sits naturally between #FFC6AD and #E7FFAD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 100% · Green 93% · Blue 68%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 32% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #FFEEAD

.text { color: #FFEEAD; }
.background { background-color: #FFEEAD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #FFEEAD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(255, 238, 173); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(48, 100%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #FFEEAD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(255, 238, 173, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #FFEEAD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(255, 238, 173, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#FFEEAD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#FFEEAD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ADBEFF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #FFEEAD: #000000.

How #FFEEAD looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with #FFEEAD

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #FFEEAC  ·  #FFEEAE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #FFEEAD?

#FFEEAD is Pale Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 255, 238, 173). Its closest standard named color is Moccasin.

What is the RGB and HSL of #FFEEAD?

#FFEEAD is RGB 255, 238, 173 — HSL 48°, 100%, 84% — CMYK 0%, 7%, 32%, 0%.

What colors go with #FFEEAD?

Its complement is #ADBEFF; analogous partners are #FFC6AD and #E7FFAD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #FFEEAD for text?

Black text on #FFEEAD has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.16:1.